The influence of titanium on the electrochemical properties of the AB(5)-type metal hydrides

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AB(5)-type intermetallic compounds were prepared by arc-melting in argon atmosphere. The composition of a stoichiometric compound LaNi3.6Al0.4Co0.7Mn0.3 with a hexagonal CaCu5 structure was varied by stoichiometric and nonstoichiometric addition of Ti. With the increase of the Ti yless than or equal to0.05 content in LaNi3.6Al0.4Co0.7Mn0.3Tiy, the hydrogen storage capacity is enhanced, whereas when y=0.1-0.3, it is decreased. The discharge capacity and cyclability are increased considerably by addition of titanium in the range of 0.02-0.1 with a maximum value at about 0.1%. The highest maximum capacity is achieved for a nonstoichiometric addition of 0.05% Ti. The kinetic properties are also additionally improved by the formation of a titanium-rich second phase. This can explain the improvement of the capacity for alloys with low Ti content. The decrease in capacity for high Ti content was also correlated with the amount of the Ti-rich phase. Therefore, the improvement of kinetics are due to the catalytic effect, grain boundary diffusion effect or more pronounced alloy pulverization upon cycling. This study has been aimed to improve the electrode properties of a series of multicomponent LaNi3.6Al0.4Co0.7Mn0.3Tiy (y=0.0, 0.02, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) alloys which have mutual complementary properties. All the prepared alloys have been subjected to analyses by EDS, SEM and XRD. In order to determine the hydrogen storage capacity, the pressure composition isotherms (P-C-T curves) have been used. The metal hydride electrodes were characterized by galvanostatic cycling test. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
Issue Date
2003-02
Language
English
Article Type
Article
Keywords

HYDROGEN STORAGE ALLOYS; FORMING COMPOUNDS; BATTERIES; ELECTRODES; STABILITY; CAPACITY; BEHAVIOR; PHASE

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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, v.350, no.1-2, pp.324 - 331

ISSN
0925-8388
DOI
10.1016/S0925-8388(02)00994-5
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10203/79078
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